Researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) have figured out how to potentially use the structure of snake scales to enhance everything from hip prostheses to computer hard disks.

If you want to know how to make a sneaker with better traction in the rain, just ask a snake. That’s the theory driving the research of Hisham Abdel-Aal, PhD, an associate teaching professor in Drexel ...

The billion-dollar global trade in python skins is often illegal and inhumane - and is threatening the survival of some species, says a new report.

Using artificial snake skin — that is, plastic scales wrapped around a soft, flesh-like body — scientists have succeeded in prototyping and perfecting a snake-like covering for a crawling ...

Ever wondered how an Everglades python goes from slithering horror to fancy cowboy boots? ... But a small community of hunters is fighting back – one skin at a time. Zach Hoffman is one of them.